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Apache helicopter
V8MoneyPit:
This one was buzzing around at about 500 feet, I'd guess. Low enough anyway! It's a scary looking thing at the best of times :shock: :lol:
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: "littlepow" ---Could be one of ours, army has a few stashed just down the road from me.
Probably using it's radar to track targets, altough they usually hide behind hills/trees for that.
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Norfolk... :shock:
Hills... :?
Trees... :roll:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
laser_jock99:
In the early 90's we put a prototype target designation laser into one of those beasts. The Apache was used as a stable platform to shine an IR laser at targets from some miles away. Meanwhile laser guided bombs from other aircraft homed in on the 'bright spot'- resulting in accurate hits. The trials went well (as is evidenced in military history). Sadly a US company (Northrop Grumman) got to make the production laser systems. BAE Systems & GEC Marconi also had similar laser guided air munitions projects which saw action as early as the Falklands War.
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: "laser_jock99" ---In the early 90's we put a prototype target designation laser into one of those beasts. The Apache was used as a stable platform to shine an IR laser at targets from some miles away. Meanwhile laser guided bombs from other aircraft homed in on the 'bright spot'- resulting in accurate hits. The trials went well (as is evidenced in military history). Sadly a US company (Northrop Grumman) got to make the production laser systems. BAE Systems & GEC Marconi also had similar laser guided air munitions projects which saw action as early as the Falklands War.
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Who is "We"...?
I'm contracting @ BAE as we speak...!
Skibum
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: "Skibum346" ---
Norfolk... :shock:
Hills... :?
Trees... :roll:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I'll have you know we live at the edge of a valley..... not as in Welsh style, but a valley none the less :lol: Oh, and I've got a coral bark maple in my back garden.... does that count?? Not sure you could hide an Apache behind it though. Not even the North American variety :lol:
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